Chapter 5 of 9

exp — file explorer

The second tool in the binary — browse, preview, and manage files without leaving the terminal.

Launch

exp              # current directory
exp ~/code       # any path
jump -e          # from jump CLI

What it does

• Navigate files and folders with keyboard or mouse
• Preview panel (v) — images via chafa, video via ffmpeg
• Copy, cut, paste, rename, delete
• Filter with /, toggle hidden files with .

cd and exit

# press c in exp → shell lands in that directory
exp ~/projects/myapp
# navigate, press c

The shell wrapper doesn't need to parse output — c writes the target path before exiting.